Hebrew course 4.2

Learn Hebrew Adjectives, etc. ~ Lesson 2
Interogratives
By Jeff A. Benner

Questions in Hebrew can easily be identified by one of the following words which will begin a sentence.

מִי
Who

מָה
What

מָתַי
When

אֵיפֹה / אֵי
Where

לָמָּה
Why

אֵיךְ
How

A sentence can also begin with what is called the "interogative Hey". This is the letter ה being prefixed to a word. As an example, the Hebrew word יְדַעְתֶּם (Genesis 44:15) would be translated as "you know" but, if it is prefixed by the interogative hey it would appear as הַיְדַעְתֶּם (Genesis 29:5) and be translated as "do you know?"

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